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In our previous episode we brought you the first half of our event on the 22nd October on Platforms and Ecosystems. This time we’re back with the second part of the evening and Robin is on stage talking to four companies (three of whom ...

One of this year’s top topics for insurance and technology is platforms – and we are going to hear a lot more about them in the next year. Startups have been finding it hard to get the attention of insurers, and experience is showing that ...

Missed the event or looking for a summary of what you heard? Read the details here or listen in on episodes 54 and 55 from the InsTech London podcast.  Novidea & SalesforceBen Potts – Novidea UK Managing DirectorFrederico Venturieri – Salesforce EMEA Financial Services GTMIn 2018 Salesforce Ventures invested ...

CEO Mark Bates founded RDT in 1991 but shows the energy, enthusiasm and tech-driven vision more commonly founded in early-stage start-ups. Matthew Grant caught up with Mark to find out how and why he founded the company, what makes him tick, and exactly why one ...

For this week’s episode we’re back in the Lloyd’s Lab talking to Amrit Santhirasenan. Amrit is a qualified actuary and having become frustrated by the lack of available tools he could use to run his actuarial models, he founded hyperexponential. Previously ...

One of our most animated and most popular events so far – this, the second half of our ‘Reverse Pitch’ event from The Steelyard that we held on 24 September. Matthew Grant is the chair, talking to Hayley Maynard, Chief of Staff to the CUO of Allianz ...

We were delighted to be able to catch some time with Rob Galbraith whilst he was over in London recently. Rob is well known for his commentary on insurtech, insurance and all things related.  Join us to find out why Rob, author of the ...

The summer is over and we’re back in the Steelyard for our autumn season of evening events. There are lots of opportunities to find out what technology companies offering services and products to insurance have to offer, but how often do we know what ...

24th September 2019 Reverse Pitch: What the Industry Wants from Insurtech? Over the years InsTech London has successfully brought hundreds of emerging tech, data and analytics companies to talk to the insurance community about the solutions they can offer insurers, MGA’s and brokers. This time ...

The curse of ‘legacy’ is often blamed for lack of innovation in established insurance companies, but is that really the problem?  Instanda was founded seven years ago and has proved it can successfully build new systems for insurers and work alongside, and with, ...

Matthew talks to James about what drew him to insurance and the challenge of bringing change and new technology to the underwriting of large and complex risks. Liberty Mutual is the world’s fifth-largest property & casualty insurer. James Slaughter is responsible for ...

Guidewire has joined InsTech London as a corporate member.  Guidewire delivers the industry platform that general insurers rely upon to adapt and succeed in a time of accelerating change. They provide the software, services, and partner ecosystem to enable our customers to run, differentiate, ...

A short episode for you this time as Matthew and Robin talk about what they have been up to in recent weeks, the latest trends catching their eye and what the autumn has in store for InsTech London and our community of 4,000 people, supported by 80 ...

The finance teams in insurance companies often struggle as much as others when it comes to identifying key business metrics and bringing together multiple sources of data.  Improving efficiency is one of the foundations of the “Future of Lloyd’s” strategy and the 3rd ...

Bevis Tetlow returned to his roots in technology earlier this year, joining Imaginera as CEO, having spent 13 years as a reinsurance underwriter for Hiscox. Prior to leaving Hiscox, Bevis was chair of North American underwriting for Hiscox and Bermuda, as well as Head of Underwriting ...

Mark Geoghegan started his career as a broker in 1992 and has run Insurance Insider since 2008. In that period he has got to know all of the leaders in the London market and further afield. Over the years he has seen the industry try, but frequently ...

In this episode Matthew Grant talks to Adrian Jones who heads up Ventures & Strategic Partnerships at SCOR Global P&C, the #5 global reinsurer. P&C Ventures, one of the more active VCs in re/insurance, is fully embedded within SCOR and invests ...

Are insurers finally making meaningful moves to being digital, or is it still mostly digital lipstick on a legacy pig? This question is mooted as Paolo catches up with Matthew and Robin to check in on the summer’s activity in data, tech and analytics....

A great way to get attention as an insurtech start-up is to find a new area of risk to model, particularly when the founders have a deep history in insurance, analytics and technology. The founders of Describe Data are Michael Crawford, Gerard de Vere and ...

These highlights from the second half of our 8th July event address the question “what is Insurtech as a service?”.  Matthew talks to Stewart Reeder of Hitachi (13:45) and three more of their partners, Damion Thompson Insurance Lead at Google Cloud,  Michael Flanagan, CEO ...